Saturday Mail to be Eliminated This Summer
USPS: Change Will Save $2 Billion a Year
Washington D.C. - The Postal Service will quit delivering mail on Saturdays later this year.
Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe announced today eliminating weekend delivery will save $2 billion a year.
Starting in August, only packages will be delivered on Saturday. Post offices currently open on Saturday will remain open and customers with p.o. boxes will still get mail.
"What we have found is seven out of 10 customers feel five-day a week delivery would be sufficient to do their business," said Omaha USPS customer relations coordinator Roger Humphries. "We have found one-third of businesses are closed on Saturday." Postmaster General Donahoe says the move mirrors the shift in consumer habits now that many people pay bills online. At the Omaha post office at 103rd and Fort, customer Deborah Taylor said, "I think it will sometimes hurt the customer because of a deadline maybe they have to meet, however I understand changes have to be made." The Postal Service has been considering weekday only delivery for several years but Congress has not approved it. The postmaster general thinks the agency can make the change without congressional approval since the federal government is operating under a temporary spending measure.
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